بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

In the Name of Allâh, the Most-Beneficent, the Most-Merciful

Children in the Masjid

By Haytham Sayfaddîn

There is a tendency for many people to state that it is not allowed for children to be in the Masjid, that children cannot be in the Masjid during the time of Salât, that they may only come when they are a certain age or that they may only come when we can guarantee a certain type of behaviour from them. Then based upon this statement, fathers and mothers are prevented from bringing their children to the Masjid. Furthermore, if parents choose to bring their children with them, they are frowned upon, looked down upon, and on occasion, these children are even hit.